2019
Opioid tolerance impacts compliance with enhanced recovery pathway after major abdominal surgery
Owodunni O, Zaman M, Ighani M, Grant M, Bettick D, Sateri S, Magnuson T, Gearhart S. Opioid tolerance impacts compliance with enhanced recovery pathway after major abdominal surgery. Surgery 2019, 166: 1055-1060. PMID: 31526584, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnhanced recovery pathwayMajor abdominal surgeryOpioid-tolerant patientsOpioid toleranceAbdominal surgeryLength of stayTolerant patientsRecovery pathwaysPostoperative outcomesMajor complicationsPathway complianceChallenging patient cohortNon-tolerant patientsPoor postoperative outcomesOperative Severity ScoreEnUmeration of MortalityRisk-adjusted analysisPrescribed opioid medicationsOutcomes of interestEvidence-based interventionsColorectal PhysiologicalOral morphineOpioid medicationsEmergency surgeryReadmission ratesDischarge Hemoglobin Level and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Cho B, DeMario V, Grant M, Hensley N, Brown C, Hebbar S, Mandal K, Whitman G, Frank S. Discharge Hemoglobin Level and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2019, 128: 342-348. PMID: 30059402, PMCID: PMC6533067, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000003671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDischarge Hb levelsDischarge hemoglobin levelsReadmission ratesHb levelsPatient characteristicsHemoglobin levelsMultivariable analysisBlood utilizationCoronary artery bypass surgeryCertain patient comorbiditiesRestrictive transfusion strategyCharlson Comorbidity IndexCoronary artery bypassArtery bypass surgeryLarge randomized trialsRisk-adjusted oddsSimilar patient characteristicsLow Hb levelsCABG patientsDischarge HbPreoperative comorbiditiesArtery bypassComorbidity indexBypass surgeryPatient comorbidities
2017
Is enhanced recovery enough for reducing 30-d readmissions after surgery?
Fabrizio A, Grant M, Siddiqui Z, Alimi Y, Gearhart S, Wu C, Efron J, Wick E. Is enhanced recovery enough for reducing 30-d readmissions after surgery? Journal Of Surgical Research 2017, 217: 45-53. PMID: 28602223, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnhanced recovery pathwaySurgical site infectionSite infectionSingle tertiary care centerPostoperative surgical site infectionIndex hospitalization lengthTertiary care centerEnhanced recovery programmeLength of stayTransitions of carePatient care experiencesColorectal surgeryReadmission ratesReduced readmissionsHospitalization lengthRetrospective studyCare transitionsCare centerPatient outcomesReadmissionSymptom monitoringSimilar cohortEnhanced recoveryHome transfersCare experiences